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France
 
 
 
 
Population: 62,150,775 (July 2008 est.)

Official Languages: French (100%), rapidly declining regional dialects and languages (Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish)

Major Religions: Roman Catholic 83-88%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 5-10%, unaffiliated 4%

Political Stability:

  • Government Type: republic
  • Legal System: civil law system with indigenous concepts; review administrative but not legislative
Literacy:
  • Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
  • Total Population: 99%
  • Male: 99%
  • Female: 99% (2003 est.)

Top Products:

  • Agriculture: wheat, cereals, sugar beets, potatoes, dairy, grapes, etc.
  • Industry: machinery, aircraft, automobiles, metallurgy, electronics, etc.
 
 
Geography:
      • Climate: generally cool winters and mild summers. Along the Mediterranean there are mild winters and hot summers.
      • Terrain: mainly flat plains or gently rolling hills in north and west; remainder is mountainous, especially Pyrenees in south and Alps in east.

 
Some Statistics:
  • Labour Force by Occupation:
    • Agriculture: 4.1%
    • Industry: 24.4%
    • Services: 71.5% (1999 est.)
  • Unemployment Rate: 8.7% (Dec. 2006 est.)
  • Pop. Below Poverty Line: 6.2% (2004 est.)
Economic Overview:
  • third largest income in the world
  • strong in areas of power, public transportation, and defense industries
  • have begun to open up telecommunications sector to competition
  • tax burden is highest in Europe (2005)
  • the population is opposed to labour reforms, and is hampering the government’s efforts for change

 

Christian Perspective

Although religious freedom is permitted in France it is a secular state. Almost 20% of the population is “non-religious.” Of the Christian population the majority is Catholic with less than 1% being evangelical. France is a nation that, in both the past and present, tends to seek man’s wisdom and guidance rather than God’s.

Praise Points:

  • The growth in evangelical Christianity over the past 40 years (1960: 100,000; 2000: 488,000).
  • The Roma (Gypsy) population is now the most evangelical in France.

Prayer Points:

  • Widespread involvement of occult practices and many historical strongholds that block acceptance of Christ.
  • The government must make decisions that will better France as a whole, but will run contrary to those with certain vested interests.
  • More Christian leadership and infrastructure is needed to support the already existing church base.

  

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